Thursday, June 20, 2013

Work

The new kitchen helper - a young lad - shy but a good worker. As we talk I get to know him a little - he is a night owl - and does not
eat breakfast he told me the first day. Interesting- on day three he
ate breakfast of scrambled eggs and bacon - and today he ate a stack of
pancakes and a waffle or two. He came in a little late this morning -
however he still got his work done in time. Then he told me that last
night after work he went straight to bed and slept all night. He didn't
even go hang out with the other staff during their fun night they have
once a week. I was teasing him about this as this is what happens to people who
get jobs. He was telling me about how hard it is to get a job - he has
no work experience and so no employers would give him a chance. Well I told him
he will gain experience here if he stays until the end of summer and
then he can create his resume with a list of duties that he will be
doing. Camp will be good for him - interaction with others - and having
to deal with so many kitchen responsibilities - hands on training. Talk
about on the job training - baptism by fire as some of you know kitchen work is hard - heavy - fast pace and long long hours
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Reflecting back about a conversation I once had with my son...
My son is a good cook - he has worked in many restaurants over the years --
one day he came to another camp I was working at for a visit and decided he would he would be my helper for the day. By the end of the day he was exhausted. He could not
believe how hard camp kitchen work was even though he put 's long hours
in at the restaurant that he worked at.